Problem connecting ESP-MQTT with TCP (ESP-IDF)

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  long currentTime;
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  const byte maxPoints = 3;
  
  
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      point(){
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        _day = 0;
        _hour = 0;
        _minute = 0;
        _second = 0;
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      uint _day = 0;
      byte _hour = 0;
      byte _minute = 0;
      byte _second = 0;
      int _intensity = 0;
      byte _mode = 0;
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    public:
      channel(String color, byte pin){
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      };
  
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        newPoint.setMinute(minute);
        newPoint.setSecond(second);
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          else if (fade_mode == 1){
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          intensity = _interpolate_lin(point1, point2);
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          else if (fade_mode == 1){
          intensity = _interpolate_sin(point1, point2);
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      String _color; //LED color
  
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        if (tdiff != 0){
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        else{
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        float d = 0.5 * abs(amplitude);
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        float i = (a * cos(b * t)) + d;
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        for (byte point = 0; point < maxPoints; point ++){ //loop through active points.
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            return point;
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          else {
            long t1 = point_seconds(point);
            long t2 = point_seconds(point + 1);
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              if (t2 > currentTime){ //If current time is less than the next point (it is sandwiched).
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              }
            }
          }
        }
        return 0;
      }
  
      byte _nextPoint(byte point){
        if (_points[point + 1].getActive() != 1){ //if next point is inactive, previous is last in cycle. Next point is 0.
          return 0;
        }
        else if (_points[point + 1].getActive() == 1){ //if next point is active, return it as _nextPoint.
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        }
        return 0;
       }  
  
      long point_seconds(byte point){
        return ((_points[point].getHour() * 3600) + (_points[point].getMinute() * 60) + _points[point].getSecond());
      }     
  };
  
  //declaring channels and initializing channel array. 
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  channel green("green", 1);
  channel blue("blue", 2);
  channel royal("royal blue", 3);
  
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    &red,
    &green,
    &blue,
    &royal
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      channel ledChannel = *channels[ch];
      byte intensity = ledChannel.getIntensity(); 
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    }
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    Serial.begin(9600);
    //set up LED outputs
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    ledcAttachPin(13, 1);
    ledcAttachPin(16, 2);
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    ledcSetup(1, 1000, 8);
    ledcSetup(2, 1000, 8);
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    point red2;
    point red3;
  
    point green1;
    point green2;
    point green3;
  
    point blue1;
    point blue2;
    point blue3;
  
    point royal1;
    point royal2;
    point royal3;
  
    red.setpoint(0, red1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
    red.setpoint(1, red2, 0, 0, 0, 10, 255, 0);
    red.setpoint(2, red3, 0, 0, 0, 20, 0, 0);
  
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      Serial.print("red: "); // <----------These are to debug. The channels are returning ascending bool values for point 3 (which should all be 0)
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    Serial.print(" green: ");
    for (byte point = 0; point < 3; point++){
      Serial.print(green.getPoint(point));
    }
    
    Serial.print(" blue: ");
    for (byte point = 0; point < 3; point++){
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    }
  
    Serial.print(" royal: ");
    for (byte point = 0; point < 3; point++){
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    }
  }
  
  void loop() {
    
    currentTime = millis() / 1000;
    if (currentTime > lastUp){
      setIntensities();
      lastUp = currentTime;
    }
  }
  
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